A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Gallery: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: Gallery: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2007
Bugs: #191587
ID: 200711-03
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Synopsis
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The WebDAV and Reupload modules of Gallery contain multiple unspecified
vulnerabilities.
Background
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Gallery is a PHP based photo album manager.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/gallery < 2.2.3 >= 2.2.3
Description
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Merrick Manalastas and Nicklous Roberts have discovered multiple
vulnerabilities in the WebDAV and Reupload modules.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to bypass
security restrictions and rename, replace and change properties of
items, or edit item data using WebDAV.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Gallery users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/gallery-2.2.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4650
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4650
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-03.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
